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Expand your mind with our National Science Week picks on Disney+

August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Aleksandra Pavlovska
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We've got a tonne of National Science Week picks on Disney+ for those of you with a love of nature, science, deep space and even deeper oceans.

Sign up to Disney+ now to start streaming these titles, plus more!

Featured content current at time of writing. Availability may vary by territory.

National Science Week is an Australian Government led initiative, running this year from the 15th of August to the 23rd of August. 

As we prepare to celebrate this year's theme of Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans, we've decided to put together the ultimate National Science week watch list on Disney Plus for a week of streaming fun!

Science Fair  

Nine high school students from around the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to compete at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair.

Science Fair
Science Fair

Sea Of Hope: America's Underwater Treasures

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. national parks system, beloved oceanographer Sylvia Earle sets out to inspire a new generation to create 'blue parks' to protect the ocean realms.

With the help of Nat Geo photographer Brian Skerry, Sylvia and a dedicated group of marine conservationists explore the blue depths and embark on a year-long environmental quest. Plus, Sea of Hope features Barack Obama and Sylvia Earle!

Sea of Hope
Sea of Hope

Genius by Stephen Hawking 

Professor Stephen Hawking reveals our true potential in a radical science show which challenges a selection of volunteers and the viewer to think like the greatest geniuses of the past and answer some of humanity's toughest and most enduring questions. 

Using large scale experiments and incredible stunts, follow the volunteers' journeys as they get to grips with molecular biology, astrophysics and even quantum mechanics.

Genius by Stephen Hawking
Genius by Stephen Hawking

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 13-part adventure across the universe of space and time, hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, exploring humanity’s heroic quest for knowledge and the laws of science.

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Breaking2    

After six months of scientifically-advanced training, three of the world’s most elite distance runners set out to break the two-hour marathon barrier. 

These pioneers go on a global trek to try to make history, from testing in wind tunnels and running labs in the U.S., to balancing training with their day-to-day lives in eastern Africa, to the final heart-pounding race in Italy.

Breaking2
Breaking2


Plus, more titles available to stream during National Science Week


Science and Technology

Weird But True 

Mars: Inside Space X  

Year Million 

Brain Games  

Paris to Pittsburgh  

Apollo  

Mission to the Sun  

Expedition Mars 

Titanic with James Cameron  

Time Scanners 

Roving Mars

Nature and Environment

Nature Boom Time S1 

Sam's Zookeeper Challenge S1

Scuba Sam's World S1  

Kingdom of the Blue Whale 

Sharks of Lost Island  

Wild Hawaii 

Journey to Shark Island  

Giants of The Deep Blue  

Disneynature Dolphin Reef 

Disneynature Penguins 

Science Inspired

Avatar

Iron Man

Flubber

Honey, I Blew Up The Kid 

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves 

The Black Hole

Tron

Tomorrowland

Rocketman

How To Build A Better Boy

Finding Dory

Aliens of the Deep

Meet The Robinsons

Inspector Gadget

Wall-E

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